We visited the owner of the olives today, he informed us that he had called the police (at the nearby Israeli colony of Kiryat Arba) while the theft was occurring but they refused to come and investigate. Also today, we were shown an olive branch (above), belonging to a Palestinian family, that had been cut by the Israeli colonists from the Tel Rumeida caravan. The yard of a Palestinian home directly below the caravans was filled with broken glass (below) from bottles thrown by the colonists.

Earlier this week the water pipes providing water to several families living close to the Tel Rumeida colony were cut by Israeli colonists for the fourth time this month. The Palestinian municipality was prevented from mending the pipes for several days because of the Jewish holiday (Sukkot).

Despite all this, the Palestinian families of Tel Rumeida are resisting the harassment, aimed at forcing them to leave their homes, and are trying to lead a normal life.

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1st July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine
On Sunday, 30th June, the Israeli forces in Khalil fired tear gas canisters in a residential area near the Ibrahimi Mosque. The soldiers claimed that this followed an incident of young Palestinian boys throwing rocks towards the checkpoint.
The teargas canisters landed amidst houses,...